Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

Sabine Parish La
Feb,, 1847To the Honeable boddy of the House of Representatives in Congress convened
We the undersigned petitioners would respectfully represent to your Honerable boddy that a mail rout is greatly needed Commencing at Many in Sabine Parish and leading to Burrs Ferry on the Sabine River with intermediate Post offices on said rout

The distance of said rout will be Forty-five miles and runs through a thickly setled country and no mail facilities except at each end of rout In granting your petitioners said rout you wil greatly accommodate a thickly setled section of country for which your petitioners as in duty bound will ever Pray

John D Tucker 1 J B Brown 20 S G Lucious 39

Jame Wright 2 John Brown 21 D S Watkins 40

E. Brown 3 Samuel Michel 22 Sol. Arther 41

N Jacks 4 V Nash 23 A Ducksworth 42

Henry Allen 5 A. Arther 24 J Holt 43

W^m Moorehead 6 John Nash 25 W^m Smith Sen 44

Andrew Jacks 7 H. Stroud 26 W^m Smith Jr 45

J W Hanner 8 Ezra Bird Jr 27 John Smith 46

James Moorehead 9 Ezra Bird Sen 28 John Sibly 47

J. J. Irwin 10 J. M Godwin 29 D. S. Moore 48

J. Peoples 11 John Calwell 30 C. Bennet 49

Ezra Wheatly 12 P. A Ragan 31 S Moss 50

L White 13 W W Godwin 32 F Rollins 51

R D Wright 14 C W Elans 33 V Calley 52

W^m Moorehead Sen 15 James Parrot 34 Enoch Phelps 53

Henry Wright 16 J. Eason 35 S Phelps 54

Gains Jacks 17 Henry Hall 36 Eli Chance 55

Daniel White 18 W^m Carter 37 W^m Chance 56

Joseph White 19 D. Carter 38 George Chance 57

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W^m Curtis 58 J R Billingsley 72 Isaac Winfrey 86

J. Curtis 59 W^m German 73 A Winfrey 87

J Skinner 60 A Wright 74 John Moss 88

M K Speight 61 Jno Dickerson 75 J J. McColister 89

James Boyd 62 W^m Gray 76 W^m M^cColister 90

Hugh M^cNeely 63 Thomas Gray 77 M. Holden 91

Jos M^cNeely 64 Hans Adison 78 Mangrum Holden 92

Thomas Brown 6[5?] E. Adison 79 Willis Holden 93

E. Pruet 66 John Long 80 J. P M^cgee 94

Henry M^cNeely 67 W^m Crawford 81 George E Ward 95

M L Branch 68 G. West 82 K. J. M^climore 96

L Gay 69 John West 83 Abr Winfrey 97

R Gay 70 Ezra Crawford 84 Martin Brack 98

S. S. Eason 71 James Harris 85 B Lewin 99

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Citizens of Sabine Parish, La:

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The petition of John D Tucker & 98 others praying for the establishment of a post route in La.

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To be referred to the Committee on P. O and Post roads
Isaac E Morse
March 27. '48

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from Manny to Burr’s Ferry

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March 27, 1848 Referred to the Committee on the Post office and Post Roads.

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Morse

John D Tucker	1	J B Brown	20	S G Lucious	39
Jame Wright	2	John Brown	21	D S Watkins	40
E. Brown	3	Samuel Michel	22	Sol. Arther	41
N Jacks	4	V Nash	23	A Ducksworth	42
Henry Allen	5	A. Arther	24	J Holt	43
W^m Moorehead	6	John Nash	25	W^m Smith Sen	44
Andrew Jacks	7	H. Stroud	26	W^m Smith Jr	45
J W Hanner	8	Ezra Bird Jr	27	John Smith	46
James Moorehead	9	Ezra Bird Sen	28	John Sibly	47
J. J. Irwin	10	J. M Godwin	29	D. S. Moore	48
J. Peoples	11	John Calwell	30	C. Bennet	49
Ezra Wheatly	12	P. A Ragan	31	S Moss	50
L White	13	W W Godwin	32	F Rollins	51
R D Wright	14	C W Elans	33	V Calley	52
W^m Moorehead Sen	15	James Parrot	34	Enoch Phelps	53
Henry Wright	16	J. Eason	35	S Phelps	54
Gains Jacks	17	Henry Hall	36	Eli Chance	55
Daniel White	18	W^m Carter	37	W^m Chance	56
Joseph White	19	D. Carter	38	George Chance	57
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W^m Curtis	58	J R Billingsley	72	Isaac Winfrey	86
J. Curtis	59	W^m German	73	A Winfrey	87
J Skinner	60	A Wright	74	John Moss	88
M K Speight	61	Jno Dickerson	75	J J. McColister	89
James Boyd	62	W^m Gray	76	W^m M^cColister	90
Hugh M^cNeely	63	Thomas Gray	77	M. Holden	91
Jos M^cNeely	64	Hans Adison	78	Mangrum Holden	92
Thomas Brown	6[5?]	E. Adison	79	Willis Holden	93
E. Pruet	66	John Long	80	J. P M^cgee	94
Henry M^cNeely	67	W^m Crawford	81	George E Ward	95
M L Branch	68	G. West	82	K. J. M^climore	96
L Gay	69	John West	83	Abr Winfrey	97
R Gay	70	Ezra Crawford	84	Martin Brack	98
S. S. Eason	71	James Harris	85	B Lewin	99